GoPro 48-camera array used to shoot commercial campaign

[Broadcast Engineering]

GoPro (gopro.com), a Half Moon Bay, CA,-based provider of miniaturized and specialized camera systems activity image capture company, has developed a special 48-camera array to shoot a new commercial spot for international surf brand Rip Curl. The rig was employed to capture unique perspectives of two-time world champion surfer Mick Fanning in the waters of the South Pacific.

After its release of its 3D HERO camera system (and syncing technology) in April, GoPro teamed up with the Macmillan brothers and began experimenting and pushing the limits of GoPro’s technology. The Macmillans were challenged with creating a handheld underwater camera array system for the new product launch. …

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